#Reposthenrymorseracing with repostapp・・・I am excited to announce that I along with the tagged drivers will be racing with pgr_karting in lakcracing this season! You may notice there is an unknown mystery driver. It could be you!! Please contact me if you are interested in racing this season in the largest kart club of California with a team proven to produce the fastest drivers.

The researchers from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety surveyed 2,511 licensed drivers who were ages 16 and older, asking them a number of questions about various risky driving behaviors as well as the views that the drivers had about different acts of dangerous driving. 88% of the drivers who were ages 19 to 24 admitted to engaging in one or more risky driving practices within the 30 days prior to the survey. The behaviors included using cellphones while driving, running red lights, speeding and impaired driving. Drivers ages 19 to 24 were 1.6 times more likely to read text messages while driving as compared to drivers in other age groups with 66.1% admitting to doing so. The younger millennials also were twice as likely to send text messages while driving with 59.3% admitting to doing so at least once in the prior month.The results of the survey demonstrating the use of cellphones and other technology while driving among younger millennials are especially alarming when they are combined with the results for other risky driving behaviors among that age group. Almost 12% of drivers in that age group reported that they believed it was okay to drive 10 mph over the speed limit when traveling through school zones. Members of the age group were 1.4 times more likely to have driven 10 mph over the speed limit in the previous 30 days than were other drivers. Almost half of the drivers ages 19 to 24 admitted to running a red light at least once in the prior month even when it was safe for them to stop, and almost 14% reported that they thought it was acceptable to do so. When taken together, the results of the survey paint a picture of young drivers engaging in numerous high-risk driving behaviors in addition to distracted driving, making the results especially alarming.

GET SPONSORED IN 2017! JOES Racing Products Team JOES Sponsorship Program to continue in 2017Everett, WA (December 22, 2016) - JOES Racing Products is happy to announce the return of the Team JOES sponsorship program for the upcoming 2017 racing season. This year, JOES will carefully select five drivers that will make up Team JOES in 2017, dubbed “The Fast 5.” “We decided going from ten selected drivers to five would allow us to focus more on each individual racer,” said Brent Anderson, Marketing Manager for JOES. “Our company wants to be able to build long lasting relationships with our current team members and also drivers from previous years.” The program, created in 2014, was started as a way for JOES to give back to the racing community and raise brand awareness while promoting the selected drivers. The five selected drivers will receive a $2000 parts credit with JOES as well as dealer status for the year. They will also receive a driver bio page on JOES website and promotion in JOES marketing materials and social media outlets. If you think you’ve got what it takes to be the next member of Team JOES, visit Joesracing.com between January 2nd-20th and fill out the online application. All drivers are encouraged to apply. www.JoesRacing.com #TeamJOES#Racing#Motorsport#Sponsored#PavementRacing#DirtRacing#Race#Driver#RaceCar#LateModel#SuperLateModel#Modified#MicroSprint#MiniSprint#SprintCar#GoKart#JrSprint#Midget#StreetStock#RoadRace

What does Rob Flello, Stoke-on-Trent and Transport Select Committee member think about the driver shortage? Read on to find out more…Underpaid, overworked, poorly treated and badly regarded.Goods vehicle drivers are facing a mass extinction of dinosaur proportions. They’re ageing far faster than recruitment can replace them, largely because young people are not attracted to the industry. Facilities for drivers are too often shocking, degrading and disgusting. Even the bad ones are in short supply.How many drivers can say they’ve never been forced to sleep in a lay-by because there was simply nowhere else to go? If we want young people to join the logistics sector, training must be more affordable and of a higher standard. For years now, the pass rates for LGV C licences have hovered depressingly near the 50% mark. If half of the people aspiring to be lorry drivers are failing the test, doesn’t that call into question the quality of the training? Anyone wanting to get these skills is unlikely to do so for less than £2,000 if they pass first time, and even then the insurance is crippling.Action is essential now.I will keep asking the Department for Transport what plans it has to deal with a crisis, which post-Brexit, will only get worse. I’m already hearing tales of Eastern European drivers not returning to work after Christmas, perhaps disillusioned with Britain. Professional drivers should be seen as just that, professional, highly skilled with a significant degree of responsibility. If professional drivers were thought of more highly, just maybe more young women and men would think this was a road worth taking.Follow Rob on Twitter RobFlelloMP and make sure you visit http://www.robertflello.com/ to find out more about his work for the road haulage industry. #uktruckdrivers#news#drivershortage#brexit#truckers#hgvdriver#trucks#truckdriver#ukdriver#uk#haulage#logistics#lorry#lorrydriver#thanksforfollowing#sendusyourpics#featureonourpage#keeptruckin#trucking#ukhaulier#hauliers#drivers#class1#class2#trucknews

Oakland -Ed Elisian (Edward Gulbeng Eliseian) (12/9/1926–8/30/1959) was a racing driver who was born and raised in Oakland. His driving style was aggressive, and some drivers disliked him and felt he was responsible for a number of crashes, but he is one of only two drivers in Indy 500 history to stop a non-damaged car to help another driver. He died in a fiery crash in the Milwaukee 200.
Edward, an Armenian immigrant to Oakland by way of Buenos Aires and New York City. In 1927, lived at 4515 Manila Ave. and in 1940 lived at 651 Kenwin Road in Cleveland Heights.
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In the 1955 Indy 500, Elisian stopped his car in a futile attempt to help Bill Vukovich, who was his friend and idol. He is one of only two drivers in Indy 500 history to stop a non-damaged car to help another driver.
In the 1958 Indy 500, Elisian started on the front row with Dick Rathmann and Jimmy Reece. Elisian spun in turn #3 and hit Rathmann. This resulted in a 15-car accident. Pat O’Connor hit Reece’s car and was launched 50 feet in the air and flipped. O’Connor probably died instantly of a fractured skull, but his car was incinerated in view of fans and other drivers. Many drivers blamed Elisian, and he was suspended, but he was reinstated a few days later. (The 1958 Indy 500 was A.J. Foyt’s debut in the Indy 500.) In June, 1958, Elisian was involved in another multi-car car crash in Ohio, which claimed the life of racer Jim Davis. Though Elisian was absolved, this didn’t help his popularity with other drivers.
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Title: Freight Driver Shortage Update: Will 2017 Come to a Head & Cause Issues for Shippers? Intro: Growing woes over a forthcoming capacity crunch are not going away anytime soon. But, the capacity crunch may have a major impact on the freight driver shortage and vice versa. In a sense, fewer drivers mean that capacity will grow tighter. Yet, as capacity shrinks, the incentive for drivers increases. As 2017 moves forward, it may be a year that the driver shortage comes to a head, but it might not be as dismal as some shippers have been led to believe.